Melissa Atwell

Saint Louis

Passionate About:

nursing, traveling, mission trips

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Maryville University Medical/Dental Brigade May 2015 Panama



Melissa's Message

I can't wait for this year's brigade!!

Volunteer Activity Description

Medical Brigade volunteers will set up temporary clinics in pre-identified communities in Eastern Panama to provide healthcare where access is limited. Each community receives a brigade every 3-4 months. Students on the brigade are given the opportunity to shadow licensed health care professionals while learning about local Panamanian culture. A typical Medical/Dental Brigade clinic consists of six stations: Intake, Triage, Consultation, Dental, Charla (health education), and Pharmacy. Electronic patient records are collected during the brigade to ensure patient follow-up as well as to monitor overall community health trends. Between brigades, the in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and conduct community health worker training aimed at empowering local leaders to perpetuate a consistent level of health care. For every student who volunteers on a Global Medical Brigade, sixty patients can see a doctor who otherwise would not be able to.

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$1,840.54

of $1,785.63

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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20

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volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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